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Get repository star history

An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Get repository star history Returns repository stars grouped by calendar weeks, most recent first. Pages move backward toward the repository's creation week, and weeks within a page are ordered newest to oldest, so… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/stargazers/history]

Name on the gateway: github_api__activity_get_stargazer_history_for_repo · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 30). For more information, see "Using…
pageintegerThe page number of the results to fetch (max 100). For more information, see…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__activity_get_stargazer_history_for_repo",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the get repository star history tool with owner set to ….

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